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Show IT THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH, UTAH wMTIONALF LI v FUTURE OF PEACH TREE DEPENDS LARGELY ON PRUNING GIVEN IN FIRST THREE YEARS li East Is Against West on St, Lawrence Improvement g D Proud Congressmen Boast of Record Corn Yields that went in brief about like this produced much laughter PROCEEDINGS in the house the other day: Rubey of Missouri began it by saying: "Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to speak for about three minutes. I want to boost Missouri a little. I have in my hand a letter from the editor of a farm paper stating that a prize of $1,000 for the best five acres of com in the United States has been awarded to J. R. Shelton of Holden, Johnson county, Mo., the avbushels an erage yield being 127 acrei Mr. Wood of Indiana. The same first prize that you are talking about went to Washington. (Laughter.) Mr. Bankhead. Mr. Speaker, .1 want to say to the gentleman from Missouri, who is manifesting so much state pride, that Alabama has the record of 237 bushels. (Laughter.) Mr. Kitchin. I want to say if they continue to encourage these farmers in Missouri and in Alabama they may possibly get up to the record, eventually, of North Carolina, which holds a record of 250 bushels per acre, the largest in the history of the country. (Laughter.) Mr. Mann of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, It was reported to me the other day that a former member of this house, Joseph C. Sibley, had raised on 12 acres of ground 331 bushels of com to the acre. Mr. Hadley. In the prize contest the first three prizes on wheat went to the state of Washington. Fred De Wilde, Oak Harbor, Wash., 83.96 bushels per acre; John Le Sourd, Coupevllle, Wash., 81.33 bushels; Justus L. Hancock, CoupevlUe, Wash., 81.24 bushels. Mr. Rubey. From what has been said by my colleagues, it looks like the mistake I made was in reporting my yield first. (Laughter.) Mr. Hersey. Mr. Speaker, there were three prizes offered last year for the largest yield of an acre of potatoes and Aroostook csunty, in my district, obtained all three prizes. (Applause.) ; Civil a Service Scientific Raid on Treasury? of the federal governof jobs and the elimination of inequalities of pay, inefficiency of management and political influence is in progress. The joint commission on the reclassification of the 106,000 federal employees in the District of Columbia will report to congress a comprehensive reform plan worked out with the assistance of a staff of experts from Arthur Young & Co., the Chicago accounting' concern which recently reclassified the 60,000 government employees of Canada. Representative Mann of Illinois some time ago described the work of Many hold this view the commission as a scientific raid upon the treasury. and as a result strong opposition to the proposed legislation is expected, particularly in view of the present condition of the nation's finances. "Equal pay for equal work, will be the rule if congress adopts the proposals of the commission, whose report is to form the basis of consideration of a readjustment of salaries to meet the increased cost of living, a condition which has been dealt with crudely in the last two years by voting a bonus of $240 a year to each civil employee. This man hns been One questionnaire was returned with the notation: on the pay roll thirty years, but is an invalid and has not been at his desk for the last ten years. In one bureau stenographers were receiving $1,800 a year, while in another bureau, which had been unable to impress congress with its necessities, stenographers doing identical work were receiving $600. One of the recommendations was to appoint a woman to the civil service commission, it having been fouud that more than half of the federal employees '2- are women. to the vast civil service move reorganize A SERIOUS ment on a scientific basis Involving a reclassification Whaddymean by Saying Maple Sugar These Days? sugar shortage and the approach of sugar weather led department agriculture experts to make the statement that many thousands of American farmers throughout a region comprising more than a score of states in the eastern and northeastern part of the United States, are overlooking opportunities to get maple sugar and sirup for home use, as well as r sale; at very little cost. While Americans commonly think of the maple sugar Industry as confined largely to circumscribed, areas in New England and New York, there are, as a matter of fact, many potential sugar bushes in the region extending as far south as North, Carolina and Tennessee and westward to northern Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota, as well as in Oregon and Washington. In a good season a tree 15 inches in diameter will yield sufficient sap to make from one to six quarts of sirup, which in turn can be concentrated into two to ten pounds of sugar. Discovery was made by government Investigators of many groves of sugar maples in North Carolina, one of which is probably larger than any now to be found in New England. The owners, being unaware of the value of the trees from the maple sugar standpoint, had begun cutting them for lumber at an average return of less than $1 a tree. " Last season, upon suggestion of government experts, these groves were of the potential tapped and yielded sirup that sold for $4 a gallon. Revelation value of the groves induced the owners to plan more extensive operations for his spring. THE A chamber of commerce has been organized at Richmond, starting off with 65 members. It is probable that Hugh T. Rippeto of Salt Lake will be appointed assayer in charge of the Salt Lake assay office. Improper placing of gravel has resulted in the condemning of the Hooper post road. Repair work will start immediately. By purchasing now fuel for the city hall, police and fire stations, the city of Ogden plans to save $300 in anticipation of the rise in fuel prices. is at the William Hansen, aged-46- , county jail at Ogden recuperating from two bullet wounds inflicted by his wife. The wife, claims she shot in self defense. The state dairy and food commissioner has confiscated 150 cases of salmon shipped into Utah from Astoria, Ore., finding the salmon unfit for con- the question whether or not it is advisable to improve river so that ports on the Great Lakes will have access eastward to the sea, so that deep draft ocean-goinfreighters can load at Chicago and other lake ports is now up in earnest Hearings have begun and YOU DON'T the commissioners have decided to . IT it Chicago and other ports so that they may be able to get the views of 5f , shippers at first hand. The first hearing of the internatook ls tional waterways commission place In Buffalo. As the proposed im-- 4 provements are along the boundary line between the United States and ffiLJi Canada, both nations are represented on the commission. The United States is represented by Obadiah Gamer, of Maine ; R. B. Glenn of North Carolina, and Clarence D. Clark of Wyoming. The Canadians are Charles A. McGrath, A. J. Powell and Sir William Hearst. Mr. Gardner is chairman. The points to be considered by the commission come under the following heads : (1) Desirability of the suggested waterway; (2) probable effect of the improvement on the development of commerce, both on the Great Lakes and between lake ports and the seaboard; (3) influence of the improvements on the industrial development on either side of the border, it being estimated that fully 2,500,-00- 0 horse power can be developed ; (4) effect on existing, or projected, water routes between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic, with special reference to v the New York barge canal. During the hearing at Buffalo it developed that representatives of the New York barge canal, together with interests along its line, are antagonistic to the proposed St Lawrence development. All of those who represent the West are in favor of the project. WASHINGTON. UTAH BUDGET sumption. The sum of $200,000 out of a budget approximating $500,000 will be spent school year for during the 1920-2- 1 A Young Peach Tree as It Naxurally Grew, and Pruned to Make It Grow teachers salaries alone at the UniverInto the Right Kind of Tree. sity of Utah, Last year Utah planted for commer(Prepared by the United States Depart- ily in order to produce a new growth cial tomato growing 3897 acres, as ment of Agriculture.) of bearing wood evenly distributed 3010 acres in 1916, 5582 in The finest peach that any man ever throughout the top of the tree and on against 1915,- 4229 in 1914, 2758 in 1913 and saw was the one away at the end of the interior surfaces of the main 1571 in 1910. ' the topmost limb where it could not limbs. the rapid discharge Notwithstanding ' be reached without breaking the tree Pruning After Third Year. of war prisoners, no orders relative to and possibly the mans neck. Of By the time peach trees are three as course, like the fish that got away, it or four years old they should be bear- the abandonment of Fort Douglas reisnt really any finer than some other ing good crops of fruit. After this an internment camp have been peach, but it looks that way and they will make a smaller annual ceived from Washington. A war of extermination , is to be causes a great deal of unhappiness. growth , under usual conditions thah Then, there Is another very sd during the jarller years and less waged upon ground squirrels In Box-eldcounty, the county agent now Sight. A limb breaks under the weight heading in will be required. In some of a great many fine peaches, and the seasons it may not be necessary to having several tons of poisonous mixfruit you had expected to. put to such cut back the terminal growth, though ture ready for distribution. excellent use shrivels and, goes to to do so will tend, as a rule, to deTen minutes late in responding to waste. velop the smaller secondary and side subpoena as a witness in court at And the saddest thought of all is branches. Again, the extent of the Salt Lake, E. B. Conrad, a railroad that both disasters could have been heading back will be governed in some accountant, paid for his delinquency prevented by proper pruning. Not seasons by the abundance and con- at the rate of $1 a minute. ' every peach grower realizes the im- dition of the fruit buds. If there has Adherence to standard time, rather portance of pruning in its relation been winter injury, or if the buds than the institution of daylight-savin- g to his bank account or to his table failed to form well the previous seain Salt Lake for the summer supply of fruit, if he is growing only son little or no reduction of the pre- time, months has been practically determined for home use. However, large orchard vious seasons growth will be needed. owners usually follow more or less On the other hand, if the trees made upon by the city commission. The Americanization plan proposed closely some plan or system even a strong growth, an abundant set of though they may have no clean-cu- t fruit buds developed, and they have by the special committee of the Utah conception of just what their plan in- suffered no injury, a correspondingly branch of the American Legion was volves. The owner ot a few trees heavy cutting back of the with several Changes at an previous adopted frequently goes at it more haphaz- seasons growth may be advisable in organization meeting at Salt Lake. ardly than does one growing fruit on order to thin the fruit as much as is Final deal by which the Piute irria commercial scale. possible by that means. gation project will pass into the The principal objects sought In hands of the company formed to take pruning, according to the United it over from the state have been pracof agriculture PLAN FOR HASTENING States department tically concluded with the state land pomologlsts, are: To modify the vigor board. ' to tree the of the tree; CATTLE IMPROVEMENT shapely keep will continue to be a Fort Douglas and within bounds; to make the tree war prison camp regardless of the more stocky; to open the tree top to fact that all its interned aliens are admit air and sunshine; to reduce the Dispose of Scrub, Grade and Inordered to be released, Col. George L. struggle for existence in the tree top ; ferior Purebred Sires. Byram, who is in charge of the prison to remove dead or interfering at the post, has announced. branches; to renew the vigor of the Automobile dealers of Utah county tree; to aid in stimulating sufficient Department of Agriculture Makes formed a branch of the Intermountain new wood growth and the development of fruit buds; to secure good Automobile Dealers association at a Suggestion to Breeders for Better Quality In All Kinds of distribution of fruit buds throughout meeting at Provo. This Is the second Live 8tock and Products. the tree; to thin the fruit; to Induce county branch of the association uniformity in the ripening of the formed in Utah, the other being in Salt From an analysis of enrollment reo Lake county. ; fruit; to make thorough spraying possible; to facilitate the harvesting of ords in the Better Sires Better Morgan,' Juab, Sanpete and Tooele Stock the fruit. campaign, the United States county commissioners and a delegation ' Prune In Early Spring. department of agriculture presents from Emery county participated In a In general, the proper time to prune figures showing that the use of pure- series of conferences with the state bred sires appears to lead automatiroad commission last week,' in an enpeach trees is during the dormant to ownership of well-bre- d female deavor to secure better highways for period, preferably in late winter or cally stock also. those sections. early spring just before growth starts, , Summing up the factors which will from in where except bleeding regions At the request of the Utah Manufachasten live stock and improvement wounds is likely to occur. In such turers association, Senator William H. regions it should probably be done bring many benefits, the department King has introduced a bill appropriatin early winter. But conditions and makes the following requests of live ing $200 to purchase Zion National the object of the pruning must be stock owners: machines for use Use sires of good quality park stamp cancelling purebred considered in each case. Provo and in Salt the Lake, Ogden, If the pruning operations are very in all classes of live stock. Dispose extensive it may be necessary to prune of scrub, grade, and 'inferior purebred Logan postoffices. Utah in 1919 produced on its acrethroughout the winter whenever the sires. Keep breeding records. weather is suitable for men to work Many ex- age of commercial tomatoes an averin the orchard. If the fruit buds are cellent animals of pure breeding have age yield of 8.5 tons, as compared with endangered during the winter by ad- in the past been forced to rank as the average for the United States of verse temperatures it may be advis- grades or scrubs owing to lack of 3.7. The state figures for 1918 were 11.2 tons, as against the average for able to delay pruning as much as records. Join an active live stock association the nation of 4.2 tons. ecqnomic conditions permit until settled spring weather arrives. This is and attend fairs, exhibitions, and Raising the standard of Weber counan- ty dairy products by importing thorespecially advisable if heavy heading judging contests where well-bre- d back of. the previous seasons growth imals of good, type are shown. oughbred Holstein heifers through Is desirable for the sake of the tree, Read good agricultural literature, members of the Boys and Girls club, since if a large proportion of the fruit includin')? live stock and farm papers. was the main topic of discussion at a buds are killed 'it may be best for The department of agriculture and the meeting of the Weber county dairy the prospective crop not to cut back various states will send helpful bul- committee, held at Ogden. letins on request. heavily. Further examination of Nick Obli-zalwith your county agent, During the dormant period, between who recently confesseu to the the first and second year, the first your agricultural college, and other of Marko Laus, near the state murder been has it years growths provided. constructive forces in improving the on Sunday, August 3, Is to be prison thrifty and vigorous, should be quality of live stock in your commade, his attorneys endeavoring to headed' back rather heavily. munity. establish that his condition Is such s or of Perhaps one-haBetter live stock aids the breeder that no credence can be placed in his. Howshould be removed. the growth both in direct returns and by giving ever, this needs to be considered with', a locality a favorable reputation. The tatements. A number of cows and calves bea view to: The symmetry of the tree sum total of all improvement, of Its strength and vigor, and its future course, advances the International longing to Bert Miner of Springville development. In order to provide for an standing of the United States with let their craving for minerals overcome head in later years, respect to its live stock and live stock their discretion .and greedily licked up open, it may be necessary to thin out some products. the residue of several cans of paint ; of the smaller, secondary branches. which were lying about the fugar facIn doing this; however, provision must s tory at Springville. Seven of the be made for a uniform distribution of died. limbs so spaced that the open top deSquare John, an Indian living on sired will be Insured, yet leaving the the Uintah reservation, beat his wife main limbs with an ample number of until she will probably die, killed his secondary branches. two sons, aged 4 and 6, slew all the second and third years Pruning the Goou seeds means much la making stock--o- n his place and then suicided. does, not differ in principle from that a good garden. A forest ranger found Square Johns of the first. At each pruning the prebody and reported the tragedy to auvious seasons growth is headed back, seed prices shall be regard- thorities at Duchesne. though perhaps not quite as much as edBargain with suspicion. ' After at the first pruning. This, however, having spqnt practically $180,-00- 0 will depend upon the character of the on the Seiberling section of the a never seed brought Sowing thistle growth and the condition of the tree. Lincoln highway the seventeen-mil- e wheat. of crop If it is stocky and strong, less heavy Stralght-awaacross the southwestern heading back will be required to serve arm of the Great Salt Lake desert acid phosMany pastures appreciate the end la view, but long, slender, the state of Utah has been called on even more than manure. spindling growth should be shortened phate to put up enough to complete the work. a back as severely after the second or hanbe Gunmen from ambush fired on Deor Onions potatoes jnust third season as at the earlier pruning. to want them dled if Neve and Chauffeur Griffin tective you carefully At each subsequent pruning, the while they were investigating an alsecondary branches require the same keep welL leged attempt to kill 's Mr. Carlson, attention as at the first pruning. The Farm record keeping means bettei it Salt Lake. It was' the third time points which require particular attention are thinning out enough to keep farm business methods and mor within ten months that an attempt had )een made on Carlsons life, say the ths top open and shortening In heav profitable agriculture. . : lf MOVE TO IMPROVE INDUSTRY Farmers of Pennsylvania County Or-ganize for Purpose of Eradicating Disease. (Prepared by the United States Department ol Agriculture.) Nearly 100 farmers in the vicinity of Grove City, Pa., are organized Into an association to promote the development of healthy herds. Eradication of tuberculosis is one of the activities . stressed. The constitution of the association specifies that the membership shall consist of such persons as have their herds under the supervision of the Pennsylvania state live stock sanitary board and the bureau of animal industry. The high standards set by the organization are Indicated by an article in the constitution specifying that it shall be the duty of each member to deal honestly and squarely, and never to misrepresent an animal that he offers for sale or exchange. Each member Is required to furnish the secretary-treasurwith a complete list of dairy cattle in his herd, the grade animals to be designated by name and number. The data supplied also Include information regarding the dairy worth of each .inlmal, as far as possible, and an extended pedigree of all animals, registered and eligible to registration, that are to be used for breeding. This service must be obtained through the association, and a charge for it is 50 cents for each animal registered. The secretary-treasure- r is required to keep a complete card index of all the dairy animals in the association, to prepare a monthly sales list, to receive prospective purchasers of dairy cattle and give them such information as will aid them In locating suitable animals owned by the members. er SIRES TO HEAD DAIRY HERDS Regardless of Quality or Breeding Purebred Bull 8hould Be Used for Improvement. (Prepared, by the United States- Department of Agriculture.) Every dairy herd, regardless of its -- quality or breeding, should have a good purebred dairy bull at its bead, says the United States department of agriculture. This applies to all scrub and grade herds as well as to herds of better breeding. The daughters of a scrub cow and a good purebred dairy sire are only grades, but often their production records are double the rec- - Fine Specimen of Guernsey Bull for Dairy Herd. ords of their dams. If these' daughters are then bred to first-clapurebred dairy bulls of the same breed, the granddaughters may become high grades of large production. In this way each generation may climb to high and still higher levels. The descendants of grade cows and purebred bulls cannot be registered but in production of milk and butterfaf they may equal purebreds. Improvement due to feeding and selection has a limit beyond which it is very difficult to go, but there seems to be no limit to Improvement due to breeding. ss TREATMENT OF LITTLE CALF ' two-third- well-form- ban-leter- two-doll- Bodily Ease and Comfort Essential in Care of Stock Uneasy Youngster Seldom Thrives. - An uneasy, weary, watching calf will seldom be a thriving one. The sense of bodily ease and comfort is essential in the care of stock. It would be well if we would ask ourselves how certain lines of care and . treatment would suit us if we were in the place of our animals. All animals, man have much in common; andi this fact shoqld be kept In mind when we are curing for and feeding our live stock. . TELL ACTUAL VALUE OF BULL: Fact That Animal Is Purebred and; Registered Does Not Make Him Good for Breeding. ar y police. The fact that a bull Is purebred, and registered toes not: necessarily make him a good bull to use for breeding purposes. A pedigree Is merely a record of ancestry. The value of the ancestry can only be estimated by the results secured by the Individual represented in .the pedigree. The actual value of a bull can only he proven by the merit possessed by the pedigreed offspring. |